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Our Services<br />
ADULTS<br />
Career Services<br />
Financial<br />
Management<br />
Services<br />
Business &<br />
Entrepreneurship<br />
Services<br />
Technology Access<br />
& Training<br />
Sexual Violence<br />
Support Services<br />
Child Care<br />
Assistance Program<br />
Women’s Health<br />
Exchange<br />
Young Parents<br />
Program<br />
OUR SERVICES<br />
Career Services<br />
The YWCA provides personalized<br />
coaching and new skills training<br />
for those looking to advance<br />
in their careers or get a fresh<br />
start in a new industry. Through<br />
a combination of workshops,<br />
trainings, mentorship and selfdirected<br />
learning, the YWCA helps<br />
prepare adults to compete in a<br />
21st century workforce.<br />
Financial Management Services<br />
With trained financial services<br />
professionals, the YWCA offers<br />
educational services covering<br />
topics like budgeting, credit<br />
repair, home buying and<br />
investing to help individuals<br />
begin their journey toward<br />
financial security.<br />
Business & Entrepreneurship<br />
Services<br />
The YWCA is proud to help<br />
entrepreneurs take their small<br />
businesses to the next level<br />
through training and workshops,<br />
personalized coaching,<br />
networking opportunities<br />
and marketing through the<br />
YWCA’s e-commerce website<br />
YShop (yshop.org).<br />
Technology Access & Training<br />
YWCA Innovation & Technology<br />
Institutes (ITI) help bridge the<br />
digital divide by offering fullyequipped<br />
computer technology<br />
labs where visitors can access<br />
one-on-one and group training<br />
opportunities in hardware<br />
and software basics, internet<br />
navigation, email communication,<br />
website design and Microsoft<br />
certification.<br />
Sexual Violence Support<br />
Services<br />
With a highly credentialed staff<br />
and with a victim-centered<br />
approach, the YWCA provides<br />
confidential services to survivors<br />
of sexual assault and nonoffending<br />
members of care<br />
networks through 24-hour crisis<br />
intervention, individual and group<br />
counseling, and advocacy services<br />
to help survivors navigate the<br />
medical and criminal justice<br />
systems.<br />
Child Care Assistance Program<br />
The YWCA administers the Illinois<br />
Department of Human Services<br />
Child Care Assistance Program<br />
to help income-eligible families<br />
receive subsidies to help pay for<br />
child care while they work or go<br />
to school.<br />
12 | YWCA IS ON A MISSION
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